Spencerite from
Hudson Bay Mine (H.B. Mine), Salmo, Nelson Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
Locality type: | Mine | |
Classification | ||
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Species: | Spencerite | |
Formula: | Zn4(PO4)2(OH)2 · 3H2O | |
Comments: | A large cave was discovered in 1915. The find was described by WalKer (1918) "We ran into this ore last October (1915) and most all of it was taken out and shipped. This ore was in a sort of cave 16' cy 24' by 8' high. When we broke into it there were pillars of ore reaching from the roof to the floor of the cave. also masses hanging down from the roof.... The main ledge of zinc carbonate passes directly over the cave. It is cut by two dykes at the cave, one dyke forming the wall and the other the roof of the cave....On the floor there was a mass of very phosphatic clay which carried about twenty percent of zinc and burred in the clay were great chunks of ore. About 100 tons of ore were taken from the cave". The stalactitic masses are white or cream-colored and are sometimes nearly a foot in diameter. The outermost zone, which is a few millimeters thick, is always calamine while the central part or core is made up entirely of zinc phosphates, principally spencerite. The first material obtained containing spencerite showed no crystals so that the original description was based on the cleavable material constuting the cores of the stalactitic masses. | |
Habit: | elongated, tabular crystals with blunt terminations, or lance like | |
Confirmation | ||
Validity: | Valid - Type Locality | |
Associated Minerals: | ||
Associates: | Hemimorphite Hopeite Parahopeite | |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
Hemimorphite | ⓘ4 photos of Spencerite associated with Hemimorphite at this locality. | |
Parahopeite | ⓘ2 photos of Spencerite associated with Parahopeite at this locality. | |
Data | ||
Mineral Data: | Click here to view Spencerite data | |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Hudson Bay Mine (H.B. Mine), Salmo, Nelson Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada | |
Photo Gallery | View Gallery (11 photos) | |
Data Identifiers | ||
Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 10290 | |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:10290:0 | |
GUID (UUID V4): | 5f0f12c5-c965-4716-aa1d-4da1bd5d1c35 | |
References | ||
Hudson Bay Mine, Salmo, Nelson Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada